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I do not sell parts or do appraisals. Please do not ask.
I am closed for any watch repair until August 4th 2020. If you have any questions about a watch you need repaired, please leave a detailed message on my answering machine and I will attempt to answer your questions within a day or two. (503) 239-
If you wind your watch and it ticks or it's an auto-
If your watch has the word "quartz" on the dial, or you have never wound it and it ran, it is probably a battery powered watch.
If it has been over a year since you had a battery put in your watch, and you haven't gotten it wet, it probably has a dead battery, replacement of which is usually $20.00 plus shipping. In most cases if you suspect it is just a dead battery it is usually better to try a local shop for battery replacement before you mail it to me.
Battery powered watches have a lot less power in them than wind up watches, and they won't continue to run (and wear themselves out) with dirt in them as a mechanical watch will; they'll just stop. When your battery powered watch is new, you may get as many as seven years from a battery. As the watch ages and the oil gets gummy, you'll get fewer and fewer years from each battery until a new battery won't make it run.
Then it will need cleaning and oiling. A cost of about $97.00 and up. Sometimes it's cheaper to replace the watch's insides than it is to repair or clean and oil. The price can vary greatly, from $40.00 to $980.00, depending upon the grade of watch movement in your watch.
Note: Many old watches never kept good time in the first place, and cannot be made to run better than they did when new.
Note: These prices are only a guide so you can determine if you want to send me your watch. Having received your watch I will E-